According to the latest European Commission report on the Quality of Life in European Cities, Copenhagen has been identified as Europe's safest city, as reported by 87 percent of respondents. 

The latest European Commission report on the Quality of Life in European Cities reveals that Copenhagen is considered the safest city in Europe, with 87 percent of respondents affirming this. Following closely are Oviedo in Spain and Ljubljana in Slovenia, ranked second and third respectively in terms of safety perception. Smaller cities are generally perceived as safer.

Slightly below the top three, Bialystok (Poland), Groningen (Netherlands), and Zurich (Switzerland) rank as the fourth, fifth, and sixth safest cities, with 86 percent of respondents rating them highly for safety.

The survey highlights lower safety perceptions in cities located in southern Member States, where 63 percent of residents feel safe compared to 82 percent in northern Member States. Rome and Naples in Italy, along with Athens in Greece, rank the lowest in safety perception, with less than half of respondents considering them safe (38 percent for Rome and 40 percent for Athens).

The top ten safest cities include Aalborg, another Danish city, where 85 percent of residents feel safe walking at night and 87 percent trust most people in their city. Braga in Portugal and Luxembourg follow closely, with 84 percent and 83 percent of residents respectively feeling safe.

The perception of safety varies significantly within countries. For instance, in France, feelings of safety range widely from 43 percent in Marseille to 82 percent in Bordeaux. Similar discrepancies exist in cities across Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Turkey.